Line-holder.



C. CAMMARATA.

LINE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 17, 1912 Patented Marr. 4, 1913 s so' CARMELOCAMMARATA, 0F UNIONTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

LINE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ma1-.4,191`3.

Application filed August 17, 1912. Serial No. 715,643.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CARMELO CAMMARATA, a native of Italy, subject ofKing Victor Emanuel III, residing at Uniontown, in the county of Fayetteand State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Line-Holders, of which the' following isa specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements inlineholders for use by brick-layers and those engaged in similar vocationsto assist in properly 1ay ing out their work, and the invention has foritsvr primary object a simple, durable and efficient construction ofdevice of this character which will securely hold a line and properlyretain the same in position without the necessity of using nails orsimilar devices for maintaining the end of the line at the desiredpoint.

MThe invention alsohas for its object a simple device of this characterprovided with improved means whereby the line end may be securelyfastened to it at diEerent required adjustments, according to the lengthof line required, and which will be so formed that the linemay be easilyfas.- tenedr thereto and disconnected therefrom, as desired.

[A further object of the invention 'is a device of this characterprovided with improved means, whereby it may be securely held in placeand prevented from tipping, whenr the line is secured at the topmostcourse ofthe bricks or blocks. And the inf. ventionalso aims togenerally improvedej vices of this class and to render them more usefuland commercially desirable.

-With these and other objects in view, as will more fully appear as thedescription -f proceeds, the invention consists in certainconstructions, arrangements and combinations ]of the parts that I shallkhereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which, s f

Figure l is a side elevation showing my improved line holder in appliedposition. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one ofthe holders with the endkof a line secured thereto. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional viewthro-ugh one of the holders. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of thecomplemental holders when nested or arranged in abutting relation toeach other for convenience in carrying in the pocket or stowing awayinthe kit, and Fig. 5 is an inner face view of one of the holdersshowing the manner of using the same at the topmost course of the work.l f

Corresponding and like parts are referred to inthe following descriptionand designated in the accompanying drawing by like reference characters.

Each of my improvedline holders comprisesa body portion 1 formed with aneX- tension 2 which produces a shoulder 3. The

body portion l is provided at one end with a curved recess 4 and withinwardly extending tapering recesses 5 in which the line 6 is adapted tobe passed so as to securely fasten the line to the holder.

7 designates the end of the line which, as will be best illustrated inFigs. land 2, is passed into the middle one of the recesses 5,

Q at the required point, according to the length of line desired, and isythen passed one or more times through the recesses 5, thereby holdingthe line taut and under the required tension. The extension 2 of thebody portion l is formed in its face adjoining the shoulder 3, with agroove 9 which communicates at one end with the opening 8 extend-4 ingthrough the extension at .the juncture thereof with the'main part'of thebody portion,the line being passed through the opening 8 and lyingalong` the groove 9, whereby it will be substantially flush with theface of the extension. n

From as much of the ydescription as has preceded, in connection with thecorrelated views of the accompanying drawing, it will Vbe understoodthat in the practical application or use of my improved line holders,one ofr them is secured to each end of the line, the line being adjustedand fastenedto one end of the holder, according to the length of linedesired, fand the holders being disposed ,vertically on the partiallyVbuilt up corners of the building' structure with the `rshoulders 3extending around the sides of the structure, asr clearly indicated inFig. 1. As the work progresses, yit is manifest that the line holdersare slipped upwardly, whereby they will at all times vserve as.` a guideor gage for laying the intermediate bricksof the respective courses, andit will be seen that by the use of a device such as I have invented,itis not necessary to use nails or similar fastening devices to fastenthe line to the wall, but it is only necessary to adjust the line to theholders and to then stretch the line taut, so that the shoulders 3 ofthe holders will extend around the sides of the bricks. Then not in use,the pair of holders may be mated with each other, as clearly illustratedin Fig. 4C, and the line wound around them, the recesses l in which theline is wound, preventing the line from slipping sidewise from theholders and become tangled and permitting the holders to come apart.

In order to prevent the holders from tipping, when laying the topcourse, I provide them with spurs 9 pivotally connected at one end tothe body portion 1 and adapted to be swung out beyond the shoulders 3 soas to engage the corner bricks, as clearly indicated in F ig. 5, wherebyall tipping of the holders and the consequent throwing of the line outof position, is positively precluded. In their operative positions, thespurs 9 are disposed obliquely beyond the shoulders 3 and are limited tosuch posit-ion by pins l0 engaging in notches` 11 formed in the edges ofthe spurs. In this position of the spurs, their lower free edges are ona line with the grooves 9 and consequently, the line 6.

While the accompanying drawing illustrates what I believe to be t-hepreferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that variouschanges may be made in the construction, arrangement and proportions ofthe parts without departing from the scope of the invention, as definedin the appended claims.

vWhat I claim is l. A line holder, comprising a body portion formed withan extension and a shoulder adjoining one face of the extension, aleveling spur pivotally secured to the side of the body portion andmovable outwardly beyond said shoulder in a plane parallel to the saidside and to the said face of the eX- tension, and means for limitingmovement of the spur upon its pivot.

2. A line holder, comprising a body p0rtion formed with an extension anda shoulder adjoining one face of the extension, a leveling and bracingspur connected to one side of the body portion and movable out beyondsaid shoulder in a plane parallel with the said face of the extensionfor engagement upon the work to level and brace the holder, such face ofthe extension being formed with a longitudinal groove, and means forlimiting the movement of the spur in one direction at a point where oneend of the spur will be in line with said groove and upon the work,forthe purpose specified.

3. A line holder for position at the uppercorner of a wall, said holdercomprising a body portion and an extension for engagement with thecorner of the wall, a leveling and bracing spur pivoted to one face ofthe extension and adapted for engagement upon the top of the wall, meansfor limiting the pivotal movement o-f the spur, and means for securingone end of the line to the holder.

4. A line holder comprising a body portion formed with an extension andadapted for engagement with the corner of the wall, a spur pivoted toone face of the extension and adapted for engagement with the top of thewall to level and brace the holder, the end of the extension beingprovided with a 4plurality of slots to form spaced lblocks adapted tohave wound therearound the end of a line to hold the latter, and meansfor limit-ing the pivotal movement of the spur and retaining the same inengagement with the top of the wall.

5. A line holder comprising a body portion formed with an extensionadapted for 2 engagement against the right angled walls of 'ya structureat the corner thereof, the eX- .tension having a curved face with aplurality of slots extending inwardly therefrom to receive t-he end of aline and also vto produce spaced wedge blocks around which the line maybe engaged, a spur car- 1 ried by one face of the extension and adaptedfor engagement against the wall to support the holder in proper positionat the corner of the structure.

6. A line holder comprising a body portion formed with an extension andadapted for engagement with the corner of a structure, said body portionhaving a line extending therefrom, means carried by the eXtension forholding the end of the line, a bracing spur carried by the extension andhav- King its upper end adapted for engagement against the top of thestructure and in alinement with the line to brace the holder and retainthe same in position against he corner of the structure, and means forlocking the spur in position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

CARMELO CAMMARATA.

Vitnesses H. FUsAnrNi, A. E. JONES.

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